Title:Antimicrobial and Repellent Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Lamiaceae Cultivated in Western Himalaya
VOLUME: 11 ISSUE: 1
Author(s):Iris Stappen, Abbas Ali, Nurhayat Tabanca, Ikhlas A. Khan, Jurgen Wanner, Velizar K. Gochev, Virendra Singh, Brij Lal, Vikas Jaitak, Vijay K. Kaul, Erich Schmidt and Leopold Jirovetz
Affiliation:Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Keywords:Antimicrobial, biting deterrent, essential oil, larvicidal, monoterpenes, Nepeta cataria, Rosmarinus officinalis.
Abstract:The essential oils of two Lamiaceae cultivated in Western Himalaya were examined on
their antimicrobial, biting deterrent as well as larvicidal activity. Additionally their odors are described
and their chemical compositions analyzed by GC-MS are given. The main component of Nepeta cataria oil was 4aα
